Nine-year old Paige Fluent is a veteran of the runway. This year, she participated in her fifth American Girl Fashion Show® to support Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley. “Paige was a preemie, born a month early and weighing only 4 and a half pounds,” says her mother, Shirley Smith-Fluent. “She spent 8 days in the […]
The American Girl Fashion Show teaches girls to give back
My daughters, 7-year-old Gabby and 6-year-old Lauren, love their American Girl dolls, and they are not by any means shy. So when I asked them if they wanted to go on stage, wear pretty clothes and help kids in our community who are sick, the answer was a resounding “YES!”
American Girl Fashion Show provides lasting life lesson (PHOTOS)
Three years ago, I found an ad in a local paper seeking models for an upcoming American Girl Fashion Show® to benefit Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley. Since my girls – Brianna, 10; Arianna, 8; and Julianna, 6 – love the popular dolls and book series, it was a no-brainer for us to sign up. […]
